Bracket for casement window



1\957 F- E. .1. WlLDE, JR 2,783,073

BRACKET FOR CASEMENT WINDOW Filed Feb. 21, 1955 U INVENTORH FRANGIS EM. WILDE, JR.

ATTORNEYS United States Patent BRACKET FOR CASEMENT WINDOW Francis Edward J. Wilde, Jr., Floral Park, N. Y.

Application February 21, 1955, Seriai N 0. 489,721

4 Claims. (Cl. 292288) This invention is a bracket for a casement window. The principal object of the invention is to provide a bracket of simple construction which may be readily ap' plied to many types of existing casement windows.

Casement windows usually comprise a movable vertical frame, and such vertical frames on the side opposite the hinges are usually provided with an angled flange. The fixed frames for the easement window are also usually provided with a vertical flange.

The bracket of this invention is designed so that it can be readily attached to the vertical flange on the movable window and to the vertical flange of the fixed window frame, for thereby holding the window open; it may be very readily detached and removed when the window is to be closed.

The bracket comprises essentially a substantially flat we of metal, plastic, or the like, which is twisted intermediate its ends into horizontal and vertical webs, which are substantially perpendicular to each other. The outer end of the horizontal web is provided with a notch for receiving the vertical flange on the outer part of the movable window, and the inner end of the vertical web is provided with lugs or cleats for detachable engagement with the vertical flange on the fixed window frame.

The invention will be described in more detail in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of the bracket of this invention in place on a casement window;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on an enlarged scale showing the bracket of this invention;

Fig. 3 is a side view of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a plan view;

Fig. 5 is an end view of a modified detail; and

Fig. 6 is a view of a modification of the inner end of the bracket.

Referring now to these drawings, the hinged casement window 2 comprises a vertical outer frame member 4, carrying the usual pane of glass 6. The frame 4 is usually provided with an angled vertically extending flange 8 and another vertical flange 10 at right angles thereto.

The bracket comprises an outer web portion 12 and an inner web portion 14 integral therewith, the web being twisted as at 16, so that the two webs are substantially perpendicular to each other.

The outer web 12, which is normally horizontal, is provided with anL-shaped cut-out 18 for receiving the outer frame element 4 and flange 8 of the casement window.

The outer end is also provided with a slot 20 for receiving the vertical flange 10 of the casement Window.

In order to provide frictional holding means for the window, the web 12 is provided with a plate 22 riveted thereto, which has a curved spring finger 24 projecting slightly into the slot 20, so that it bears frictionally against the flange 10.

The inner end of the inner vertical web 14 is bent at a right angle, as at 26. An angled flange 28 is riveted at 29 to the lower part of web 14 and is provided with a flange 30 substantially parallel to and spaced from 26, so that 26 and 30 provide a slot 32 adapted to engage over the vertical frame flange 34 of the fixed window frame- From the structure described, it will be seen that when 'ice it is desired to use the bracket, the flanges 26 and 30 are pushed in place over flange 34, the window is opened and the bracket is engaged with the window frame as shown at the top of Fig. 2, so that 4 and 8 of the window frame are in slot 18 and flange 10 of the window is in slot and is frictionally engaged by member 24 to hold it in place. The bracket is removed simply by disengaging the bracket from its connections with the window frame and window.

One of the web members may be provided with a hole 36 for the anchorage of a wire or string 38, the outer end of which may be secured to some convenient portion of the window frame so that the bracket will not be dropped to the ground.

Instead of the frictional gripping member shown at the top of Fig. 2, the outer end of web 12 may be provided with a slot 33 formed by cutting and bending outwardly the tongue 35, the tongue 35 being somewhat resilient, and providing a frictional grip against flange 10 in a manner analogous to the grip of member 24 in Fig. 2.

Instead of having a separate angle member 28, as

I in Fig. 2, the inner end of web 14 may be provided with integral end lugs 40 and inwardly-spaced lug 42, these lugs being spaced apart as in Fig. 6 so as to provide in effect a slot between them for engaging over member 34, Fig. 2.

Various lengths of bracket may be provided for difierent window openings and the angles of the cut-outs 18 and slot 20 may be provided as necessary. One of the webs, such as 16, for example, may be made variable in length of making it in two relatively adjustable overlapping portions, one portion carrying a thumb screw projecting through a longitudinal slot in the other portion.

While the invention in its preferred form has been illus- I trated in detail, it should be understood that the invention is not restricted to these precise details, but may be carried in other ways.

I claim as my invention:

1. A bracket for a casement window comprising an elongated strip of material twisted at an intermediate portion thereof into outer and inner webs substantially perpendicular to each other, the outer end of the outer web being provided with an inwardly extending angular recess the walls of which are substantially perpendicular to each other and being further provided with a slot the walls of which are parallel to each other, said recess and slot being adapted to receive outer vertical edge portions of the casement window, the inner end of the inner web being provided with spaced lugs adapted to straddle a portion of the window frame.

2. The combination of claim 1, wherein the outer part of the outer web is provided with frictional means adjacent said slot for engagement with the vertical edge of the window.

3. The combination of claim 1, wherein said spaced lugs are formed by tongues integral with the inner end of the inner web and are bent substantially perpendicular thereto.

4. The combination of claim 1, wherein one edge of said slot is bordered by a tongue integral with the web which extends partly into the slot to form a spring clip for frictional engagement with the vertical window edge when it is positioned in said slot.

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